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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 8…

Posted on April 19, 2019 by pouringmyartout

#4 Okay, I do love the font… but I need to trim those bushes back. Gray sky would be better to show off the text. #4-A Same background, but I reversed it, left to right. Remember, the pointy rock will … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 7…

Posted on April 17, 2019 by pouringmyartout

#1 Okay, I did some mock-ups of the first of the background photos I took, with our princess in front of them. The white line in the center of each version is to remind us that the cover will be … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 6…

Posted on April 16, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Okay, I have picked out ten photos to choose between as the main background for the novel cover art. The advantage with these photos is that I took them myself, so I don’t need to worry about stealing an image. … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 5…

Posted on April 14, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Oh yeah, now our model… my younger daughter, Mollie… is looking more like a princess leading a desperate rebellion against an evil empire! It sure helps that I replaced the plastic PVC pipe she was holding with a spear. I … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 4…

Posted on April 12, 2019 by pouringmyartout

No, I know it looks stupid now. It is just an early-stage mock-up. I decided that I am going to do a wrap-around cover, so the beach will extend all the way to the back cover of the book. This … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 3…

Posted on April 11, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Well, everybody liked different pictures of my daughter Mollie, my model for the new novel cover, for different reasons. So I asked her which one she liked best, and she picked this one. So… that is the one I am … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 2…

Posted on April 9, 2019 by pouringmyartout

Let’s begin with… uh… the beginning. I have four photos of my daughter, Mollie, to use on the cover art for my newest novel. I am making copies of all the changes as we go, because I have to use … Continue reading →

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Let’s make a cover for my new novel; a step-by-step blog series, and I want your input!… part 1…

Posted on April 9, 2019 by pouringmyartout

The thing is… (hey, thing!, you haven’t been around here forever!!!)… that these mock-ups that I did a long time ago are no longer relevant. That is because I had to rename the novel. It turns out that ‘the seven … Continue reading →

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Jello, people, do you miss me?

Posted on April 6, 2019 by pouringmyartout

I just have a lot going on. Working full time at weird hours, and editing my newest novel, which is almost done… so now I need to start doing the cover art… and I am going to do that right … Continue reading →

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I’m not sure if you understand how much effort my dog put into eating my books…

Posted on February 23, 2019 by pouringmyartout

So, here they are, the very first copies of my novels that I sent for from the company that does my self-publishing. The first version I can hold in my hands. I order one copy to do a final edit … Continue reading →

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